Collage and more

Hi Everybody!

Hope your week is going well. 

For Art Journal Journey (collage) and Paint Party Friday

I have an A3 mixed media collage which went through a few changes before reaching its final form. I used bits and pieces from the prospect I got at one of the art museums after cutting some of the pics into strips.I also added a part of the security bracelet you need to wear there. Apart from that I used lots of fragments of old letters, stamping, and  more or less everything but the kitchen sink.

I am also linking to Moo Mania and More, stripes.

It started out as a piece of card from the back of a paper pad.  I painted it with a quick coat of gesso into which I stamped to give some texture, before adding a sprinkle of brushos and a spray of water. I love watching the colours move and change:

Today I wanted to show more photos from the exhibition,  

'Behind the curtain' at the art museum. In the brochure

they write, 'The starting point of this exhibition is the tale of 2 ancient painters who sought to outdo each other's virtuosity in the art of trompe l'oeil. While Zeuxis, however, was merely able to fool the pigeons, which attempted to peck at the grapes he had painted. Parrhasius succeeded in actually deceiving the eye of his rival, who attempted to draw the curtain painted by Parrhasius to reveal the picture assumed to be behind it. The fascinating interplay between concealing and showing, veiling and revealing.....is shown  in this exhibition which shows work from 6 centuries'

My fave painting is the one by Titian:

This one is by Christo, who usually packs objects and buildings in masses of fabric:

This is from Hans-Peter Feldmann- a curtain!

I love this self portrait from Liotard (1770):

Raphaelle Peale's painting from 1822 is called

'Venus rising from the sea - a deception'

Here some photos from the outside of the museum complex which is near the Rhine:

Have a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by:

Stripes

Hi Everybody!

Today we are starting a new challenge at Moo Mania and More -

👉 STRIPES 👈

Projects of all formats are allowed, and as always

you have 2 weeks to link to us.

I am also linking to Art Journal Journey, Susi's theme of 

collage with a twist.

I made a hybrid collage using my 'nana' stencils,

inspired by the nanas of Niki de Saint Phalle:

Today was grey-in-grey, rain and mist and very cold. I found

it difficult to take pictures with one hand as the other one was holding the umbrella:

 There was a whole room at the Kunstpalast dedicated to these strange concoctions, an installation from Daniel Buren:

This is the Rubens room, which I did like better. Tomorrow I will show some of the pictures from the special exhibition 'Behind the curtain'

Have a great day you all, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

T stands for Tuesday

Hi Everybody!

Today is Elizabeth's T stands for Tuesday, so

I would like to extend a warm welcome to all the

💛NICE ladies in the T Gang.💛

For Art Journal Journey, Susi's theme of 

Collage with a twist, I have a mixed media/hybrid piece. 

I used some torn pieces of a photo and a book page. I think we see things differently when we only have fragments:

At the ice parlour where I sometimes drink a coffee they have new

bags of sugar. As I never put sugar in my drinks, I bring them home. It's interesting to see all the varieties of coffee you can have:

Help yourselves to oat cookies before they are all gone:

 I enjoyed my visit to the 'art palace' yesterday:

I love the spaciousness of the interior, here the foyer:

This huge head was rather fascinating:

 And I'm pleased to say that the art museum I visited yesterday

also has a nice cafe:

Of course, I drank cappuccino:

The cats are on the stone benches in front of the museum,

and there are four of them all together:

I call this man Mr Happy, because he sits by the Rhine nearly every day,

plays beautiful music on his accordion, and is always smiling. I think he has a special gift to make people happy, and that is something good.

So, don't worry, be happy!

Have a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!